In an opinion piece today in the Washington Post,
Zuckerberg recalled a young student he was mentoring as part of
an entrepreneurship program who said he probably won't be able to
attend college because his family moved to the U.S. from Mexico,
and he is undocumented. "We have a strange immigration policy for
a nation of immigrants," Zuckerberg wrote. " And it's a policy unfit for today's
world. "

Founding FWD.us with Zuckerberg are LinkedIn co-founder Reid
Hoffman, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and Yahoo CEO
Marissa Mayer, among several other tech leaders. The group says
it plans to work with Congressional leaders, the Obama
administration and state and local officials to support policy
changes.

Comprehensive
immigration reform that begins with effective border security,
provides a path to citizenship and helps the U.S. attract
skilled workers, no matter where they were born.

Higher standards and accountability in public schools,
support for good teachers and a greater focus on teaching
science, technology, engineering and math.

Investment in breakthrough discoveries in scientific research
and assurance that the benefits of the inventions belong to the
public.

FWD.us will be led by Joe Green, entrepreneur-in-residence at
Menlo Park, Calif.-based investment firm Andreessen Horowitz, who
will serve as president. Rob Jesmer, the
former executive director of the National Republican
Senatorial Committee, will serve as the group's Washington,
D.C.-based campaign manager, focusing on political
operations.

A Facebook spokesperson declined to comment, saying only that
FWD.us is a "personal project" and separate from Facebook.
Representatives from FWD.us did not immediately return a request
seeking comment.

What do you think is needed to spur technology
innovation and entrepreneurialism in the U.S.? Let us
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